“He was nomadic. The strongest and most lasting thing you can say about Alan is that he was an original, as original as you can get. He didn’t want any academic guidelines to equip him to reinvent the wheel. If he saw something like that, he’d go the other way.” – Wayne Shorter

Mephistopheles (Track 1)

Wayne Shorter tenor saxophone

Alan Shorter flugelhorn

James Spaulding alto saxophone

Freddie Hubbard trumpet

Grachan Moncur III trombone

Herbie Hancock piano

Ron Carter double bass

Joe Chambers drums

Orgasm (Tracks 2-7)

Alan Shorter flugelhorn (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 & 7)

and trumpet & tambourine (track 5)

Gato Barbieri tenor saxophone

Charlie Haden double bass (tracks: 2 & 7),

Reggie Johnson double bass (tracks: 3 to 6)

Muhammad Ali drums (tracks: 2 & 7)

Rashied Ali drums (tracks: 3 to 6)